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TROUBLE OVER THE LEADaE"-lr Is roo FAVOR
ABLE To SOCIALISM

TtprElt. OVER THE LEApaE"-Ir Is TOO FAVOR
ABLE To SOCIALISM
The regular uieot ns o, the County Committee Of the
United Labor Part, vas held last ght in Clarendon
Hall. Corresponding Secretary W. =. OMcara read
"A letter from the XIlth Assembly District ia which 1t
was asserted the present officers Of that district
or inizatioa grossly incompetent and that they
had removed their headlu rte-s to the barroon Kept
by Paul Wlzig tho boycotter, at No. Gl2 Fifth IT..
Elinst the she's 81 the majority ot the assertion
saving that any man vho lid 90 to Paul Wiki 4
could leave the party
W. 3. Clark. 90 the INth Assembly District, intro
duccd r-.olutiCns which were adopted unanimous ID
the Coercion bill under considcTa alton IN the DIllsn
Parliament. condrn ming 10 81 outrage on
humanity and a direct incentive to crime. iDasmuon
~ II il intended weapon the hands OF the lard
lords to enable them the more elcctGaly TO plumber
and prosecute their traditional enemies and victims,
the lahoring population Of Ireland
Resolutions wee adopted con2ratnlaing the " est-
ern section oi INC party on their recent votes.
Tho Executive Committee recommended that com
mif'ec OF i've 5c appointed ~ make arrangements Tor
calling "A State convention Of the United Labor party
An amendment to the constl ution prohibiting can
didaes OF the party from having anything to 40 WITH
anv other rartv was carried unanimously
The passage oi the bill giving tbs United Labor
patty inspectors OF election at the next election Vas
demanded.
| Complaint was made in the report Of committee
on The Leader " a ~ the paucr did not denonrce
the Anarchists ~ il should aud staten 'nis were made
ami appaudcd. that the United Labor Party ! nd no
sympathy with the AnarchstA This brought H. ).
Hinton. formerly editor of " The Leader to his
ieet lie denied ia thunGer tones that " The
Leader" hid favored the Anarchists or had
long heavy EDITORIAL lie had written 30 per cent OF
hem bnsclf.
Chairman Nc Tarthv. OF The Leader F" Committee,
said that tho statements true and that Mr. nm
| ton had written some oil the mos' obieeuonaDIe
ARTICLES.
"That is false shouted Mr. Hinton with LIS long
| locks shsii ing.
A shtrp interchange OF compliments followed in
which others ionrd in and matters getting bot
when motion 10 table the subject was carried. Il
mot on was made 10 disc arge the committee ana alter
another hot discussion was laid on the table
Tic committee was in SESSION I'LL "a late hour.
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A COLORED ART STUDENT
10 TROUBLE IN GETTING INTO TIE rEAGUE-soME
eruDvvrS pporFsT IN VAIN.

10 TROUBLE IN GETIING iNID lHG 'i'H"S"
STUDENTS PROTEST IN VAIN.
George Alexander Bickles, youtg colored man from
Tong Island WAS admitted last week into one or the art
glasses at the School of the Art Students League in
Wa.t Fonrteenthst He satisfied the examining commit
tee that he had the proper amount OF skill
in drawing and able to pay his
hill. Although no coorcd had been student
in the school, or applied for admission before, the
committee promptly decided that he eligible as
any one else Mr.. Bickles went into the antique class.
which meets in the morning. There were about
ninety young men and young women In 1t al
ready, many of them from the south. All
attempt made draw sort OF color line on
the ambitious Young negro dranghtsman NO compliant
made the managers, but during recess the other
day 1t decided hold meeting to sit As 1t were on
Mr. Biekless right to study antiques vote was
taken on the question of demonstrating aoou,
party lost There are still some mnrmurs OF
indignation hut nothing could be done after Tue vo,e III
Bickless favor he will probably be uninolested py
the stiekers on the color line hereafter ,. .rdav
l. T. JONES' the curator OF the school, salu yesterday
that the officers had nothing 10 do with the protest
directly The meeting of the students OF the antique
the result of their vote might have BEEN the
directors would have paid little or no attention to IT,
Mr. Bckes young fellow Of about twenty years. OF
some talent and inoensive personally; lie was put on
exactly the same plane any other student MI Jones
had not heard much about the meeting lie tnought,
however, that the vote had been largely In BicRles
favor. 49,, 49,, e,
of the building No. 80 West FouIicenthst IL WAS Is
tabished in 1873 and has about 400 pupils from al
parts the country. Charles k Lamb the preside
of the League and with eleven other directors Das Gu
tire charge the school, which is made se-sustanib%
Among the instructors are Kenyon Coke, H. 3 MowDfay
Walter Shrlaw, William Sartan, William NJ chase a. A.
Weir, j. &. Bcckwith. +. E. Scott 1. W. Dcwihs ana
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SMITH BURR.

The odtme turmen dropping OF the long one
by one Yesterday Smith Burr horseman by right OF in
heauce FOR eighty years died at the family homestead
at Comic L. l. "Od Burr" by which familiar name the
sporting be conspicuous hgure at
the CcBtTevc and Fashion and mon Course TRACES ne
OF the famous stcppcrs or those
prinvo DAYS when roters under the saddle
Napoleon his horses and there were adv Wood
ruG aud Harry and Rhode Island and Columbus and
gtOn and others with famous names IN his stable AS
the OF Long Island he did much toward giving
The Imported stock prominence In tic troDg
world Like all urtnen old Burr was full OF interesting
his latter II was his delight TO tell
Younger lie conld speak with the authority OF
an eve ness tines when hiram Woodoid ana " Bh
Whs.n and " Dave BRYANT and Jun Mcmahon used 10
at bchihd the Lazy suffolk Boppo Confidence aud
others
leaves a Carl Burr likewise trainer and breeder
trOttnE will DO without representative Oh
The dead man was owner OF con-
siderable property tie WILL be buried THIS AFTERNOON
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WHAT PEOPLE THINK AND SAY.
THE QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS

To me EdiiOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: VIII THE TRIBUNE kindly answer the following
questions for faithful supporter II fact. and APP
parently according 10 the State law that any adult male
foreigner Of the proper coming straight from abroad
can declare his Intention OF becoming citkcn
and, having been naTacd vote nj the mex eiec-
ton whether STATE National, provided Only mat ne
declares his heroine citizen ut least four
election. can this be rrconc ed with
cara once have the privileges Of native born clcnsi
Pubic SDyia0s. COL, March 30 1887. d. W.
THE Colorado State Constitution provides that
pers IN WHO is a CT izsD, who, being foreign born
has declared his intention of becoming citizen
four months before the time Of election, and who
has been a sident of the State for six months is
qualified voter. A foreigner who has been In the
country for only six months can thus vote before
he can possibly become n citizen OF the United
States The States have the sole right to fix the
qualifications of electors at State elections and the
Constitution of the United States provides that the
electors for Representatives III Congress shall have
the qualifications necessary for electors for the
most numerous branch of the State Legislature.
There is I'D doubt that aliens may under tie cir
cnmstarces mentioned vote for State officers. and
probably for all officers. without any Interference
from tie United States laws.-Ed
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CLEVELAND AND THE SOUTH

70 the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR have been reading the account OF that inansu-
ration OF Albert sidney Johnstons statue mt New
Oreans and President Cleyelands letter read on tbe
OCCASION and cannot keep quiet Please let me have
my say
Has not Mr. Cleveland gone about far enough In cater
ing 10 the people whose orcble fraudulent suppression
of the negro vote elected him His Administration had
not been power many weeks before the Nag OF the De
partment OF the Interior lowered In honor OF JACOB
thompson. Confederate brgadiers were appointed by
the score TO the highest offices In the civil and diplomatic
service Attorney General Garland retained "a his
adviser In the Cabinet after prosiituting the
functions the department uf Justice To the ycna cns
OF the Southern Telephone ring The Mexican Pensions
bin was signed the south camoreI 10: IL. While
the Dependent Pensions bill. grounded upon the same
principles vetoed because Union veterans ana Their
families alone would have been benefited by IT, lhc
command the Norfolk Navy Yard who ordered the
removal OF inscription, placed there In 1862 Win thn
words rebels" and " Union" IN II, was commended ny
the Navy department and Immediately singled out by
the President for promotion. 49,,
don't blame him for respecting the feelings OF inc
Confederate brgadiers but why need lie show them
such warm sympathy. while his references 10 Union
soldiers cold enough tn have como from Copper
head OF 1861 When General sidney JohnsOns statue
was be unveiled IL event of sufficient inpor-
lance 10 require the presence OF Jefferson Davis the
chief orator. Wouldn't IL have been little more decent
II the President OF the United States had not been tho
chief letter writer l. T.
BROOKLYN April z, 1887.
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OBITUARY NOTES.

Robert Miller member OF the Hicksville Meeting OF
the Friends Society died ut his home in sing sing on
Wednesday at the age OF seventyfve He was for many
years connected with the Philadelphia Transportation
COMPANY lie was born at Amawak, Westchester County,
and came 10 York when young man to enter bust
ness His grandmother was Phebe Miller. woman OF
much ability and an associate ami adhcrent OF Elias
Hicks when Friends Society was divided WIFE, Two
sons aud two daughters survive Mr. Miller
Peter Himrod. manufactures OF patent medicines az
No 80 yesey-s ST. died Wednesday at Elgin, Ill Two
weeks ago he left this city good health for business
trim through the and while at Elgn In the early
part OF the present week he was attacked win
pneumonia which caused his death. He was born III
lodi seneca County. this State In 1886 lie followed
the pursuit OF farming until he was twenty-five years
old when he became dealer In grain aud travelled con
seraby through the State In ls65he came To TINS city
For ten years he invalid from asthma and did not
engage In any active business out OF the many RENE
dies which he tried for his malady he formulated
remedy in the manufacture aud sale OF which he was ell
gagged ut the time OF his death.
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6usfaesa
But railroad upon this street any other street sho"
be built except obedience TO the Constitution and "s'
In opposition 10 the consent OF majority ofproperv
owners or In lieu thereof decision OF commissioners as pro-
vided By law; without the consent Of tho city The at
tempt resusae and Old charters already apsed In
order TO deaud the city and OF property or the SAFE
guards aud securities provdee In the Constitution cannot
be sustained by tribunals intending TO respect AMI enforce
that Instrument Whenever such elevated cable road as
have described shall be proposed to be built I'm obedience to
Constitution and laws with the consent Of majority OF
upon the street. the decision oil commits
soners in lieu thereof shall DO found to oppose It,
Very respectfully yours. D. b. POTTER
General wngate the counsel Of the Metropolitan Tran
sit Company said yesterday: "If Mr.. Potter had had
this company mind in the matter OF plans he could not
have come nearer to their mark than In his specifications
They what from the first have stated our plans u
be. resolution OF board was long since ahoped io
OF the cable for the legal phase Of the mat
fully before the courts, which were established
believe, to protect the rights Of all concerned"
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rRAI-ps ALLEGED IN MICHIGAN.

DETROIT April CSfced).-The committee "'i'cn Hi''
charge OF the campaign FOR the prooi'"f! ape"""'"
has issued an address to the people. stating '' i o
adeut that in many OF precincts of this e'ty ana eo
tv ueliury and fraud were committed ana "a"lh9 az
friends OF the amendment ana OF the purity OF the o"
IN reuort all facts Tearing his point Inc commute
assert that in many cases the inspectors oeheu ~ "a"
lots and in some cases substituted mo for ~ = J.
IL confident that enough fraudulent votes were cas- !"
Detroit alone to have carried the amendment hiu o'
been correctly counted There is u movement O'l
foot TO have the Legislature make an hNeN"S""" -
,he ALLEGED frauds The committee now eohec'es tnl'
fhe ameImen has bceA defeated on Inc race W ~"
turnS Figures received 10 night snow uaI 'ne ""''
majority will 20 Il litle above 4'0oo -
LANSING Mich. April 7.-Nemoers Of the Legislature
scribe the wonderful for Pronibito L" INC e''
of the women at polls surprising stories are '' VI
nov they stood in line snasching baIl''s VII" W VI
them from the hands of passing voters substituting
.Yos ballots and folio wing the ticket up 10 le na'o
HOY TO see that the vOcr aid az they wished meg w.
very successful with men OF nieinper'te hanl'. p'e
scniatiyes VINO acted inspectors OF election ~ AVe
say they Witnessed numerous cases ""eIe i'''' 49,
nuI their friends voted Tor prOhiDuoh.
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PRIZE DRILL OF THE BERKELEY SCHOOL.

The annual prize drill of the Berkeley School took
place at the 9TH Regiment Armory last evening. The
arrangements for comfort Of spectators were COM
plete and parents and friends witnessed the evou-
ions OF the young soldiers with unusual satisfaction
Tho appearance Of the battalion. healed by the
school band, the signal for applause which in
creased in volume when the whole had entered
upon the arIGory floor Tho battalion drill, tho com
pettiye drill for the cO0rs and the Calling Battery
anil excited the lveliest enthusiasm. The colors
we're won for the second year In succession by Com
pany r. Captain Elliott White, son Of the head
master of the school. Companies and G took part
in the contest. which was regarded as unusually
close -,r ...., =,
The Calling gun drill was especially interesting by
the presence Of III. Calling, inventor OF. the gum
marching salute dress parade finished the enter
many respects ever giveh by the Berkeley School.
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OBITUARY..
GENERAL THOMAS W. CONWAY

GENERAL THOMAS W. CONWAY
General Thomas ". Conway on Wednesday evening
went with his wife to the Baptist church in Futon-s
near Roeka way-ave Brooklyn where he took part in
the exercises Before tue close Of the meeting his
wife feeling ill., they left the church and returned to
their home No. 161 Hull-st As he opened the gate
be complained of difficulty in breathing His father
in-law, James j. Post, who lives in the adjoining
house was sent for and physicians were summoned.
He soon became unconscious and within twenty mn
utes he was dead He had for several years been under
treatment for affection OF the heart; o
General Conway was born in Ireland on March 10,
1910 While an infant he brought I. this eoun-
try by Iii; parents He became Baptist clergyman at
the age of wentyone and took charge OF church az
Tottenye, s. I. When the WIZ broke out he went
out as chaplain of the 9th New-York Volunteers
(fiawkins's Zouayes). Afterward he went to New
Orleans with General Butler and served as an oihcer
of regiment of colored troops He was twice
wounded and brevetted for good behavior After
the war he remained in New-Orleans. where he was
agent of the Freedens Aid Society and State Super,
nendent of Instruction He became i'll and returned
to NewYork.
Atterward he took charge Of church at Vineland,
" d. and later was tor % time the assistant OF the
Rev. DIR. j. d. Fnton in the Baptist Temple in Cler-
mont-ave, Brooklyn. They had falling out resulting
in a law suit, which finally settled without triai.
General Conway then engaged actively IN temperance
work. He was O mmber of the Prohibition party in
Brooklyn, but became convinced in the campaign OF
1888 that the Democratic LEADERS were contributing
money the Prohibition managers TO keep ticket N
the field in order to aid in defeating the Republicans
Then he lett the Prohibition party He aided 10
organizing the AntISaloOn Republican movement snd
was largely Instrumental getting the anti salo on
convention in Binghamton last year and the National
CONVENTION in Chicago. lie secretary OF the state
Temperance League OF New-York and aided in organ
ling the temperance Insurance Association He MAS
twice married-frst to Miss Lydia Fowler. who died
in New Orleans. In 1878 he married Miss Addie Post,
who survives him together with two children, ages
eight and four, besides a son age twentyOne by his
first wife. General Conway was large, ineooking
man, weighing 200 pounds. He was an earnest
worker in every field that he ENTERED.
Vho finn al ha hell M Sunday
D. u and will be attended by the Veteran Association
OF the 9Th Regiment, n. Y. ". ana by f. A. kimeau
Post No. 100 q. A. r., of which he was member;
His body will be taken to Tarrytown on Monday and
buried in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
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ELAcK-A A, wrs,par Conn. ~ rnsle- April s. IN DO
g. widow Of wl.m ~. = y Ar ..s, rear =. =,
wees a, the i res,e,sc ore' Jnss Jssp
Train rrs leaves %s' r.a csnar sp ~ T. and
OH NJ. aud return tr,as leave "cst2orf At isi'i
CUAUSCEY-In Brookivu on THURSDAY. Aprii T. 1887.
Mary \. Marshall wtiow OF tho Late Daniel chauncey u
Notice OF funeral hereafter
DAvENPoRT-on Third day Tucsiay' April s. Anna
Funeral on Bergen ST. sixth day tFriaAy April g. m
Tno%asye Ga Tg aSs 81 ,. Arr Robert
friends nvss to attend The fanssaI s
Saturday April 0. at $50 IN
FURMAN-At Brick Church. n. J." April B. Gabriel
sSs q svsa e attend At his
GRIoosAt Dover j. Aprii4 Emelipe relict Of the late
Fansrsi at f First Baptist cSaSsS freehold j. April
fIss he as: ssa 81 r1sFs
TnH,.Say sss4ss April Ann D.
Funeral service. the residence other brother James
April her r.,aspes 40 West we, s
Funeral services at the North Presbyterian Church. corner Of
o'clock.
HARpINa-At Pianseld n. j. the 9Th inst. Sarah Ann
In waiting for them OF the station.
HoRMon Tuesday April a. 81: ssSones Is East Ssa
Funeral will be held AZ tho Charch Incarna
ton, Madison and 35thst, on Friday, at2;l5p m
JACKsON-At Planfeld ". J., on Tuesday, April smssa
e. widow OF James jackson. late OF Id the ION
OF her
Funeral NJ Church. Friday 9Th inst. ~
Train leaves foot Of Liberty ST., New.york. at 13on
LUNDIE-Aprl 7, 1887. Emma ]. WILSON, wife Of William
and respectfully invited attend
tho funeral from her ats restence 4t3 West A4hsI On
Saturday afternoon. April o. at 2ociock.
MILLER-On Fourth month. Sixth day at Sing Sing OK
heart disease Robert Miller, in his 18th year
services his late orchardsr sing sn2
Friday, at 1;30 p M.
Train leaves Grand Central Depot IL 80 a. m
MILLER-In Brooklvn. Tuesday morning, April Maor
Albert f. Miller. 4Sth Regiment ~ T. s. volunteers agsd
Funeral services from residence OF HIS nephew W.
Stewart LOTT Dc Kabave, BrooAlyn on Friday, Aprid
at O'Clock D. m.
Providence papers please copy
PARKHURsT-At Montclar. MI, April Q, stephen Il
|. Parkhurst
Funeral rest,ncs Friday April g. At
rnterment at the convenience OF the family.
VAN EMBURGH-At New Brighton staten Island: on
April Sara daughter Of Lavinia c. and tho late WILLIAM
Van Emburgh. r., .
OF Frankinave and Richmond Terrace NewBrightonr 81
IL a IN. SATURDAY. April 0.
Burial at Voodawn
WEBB-Entsred into rest at Madison, N.J. wednesday
morning, April g. James a. Webb Jr.
the residence of his father at Madison
Friday Afternoon Sth inst, at iaf-pastl
Trains Christopher sts (Aorrte
Essex Raroad) at II O'Clock noon.
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sRenominated


The total vote cast (3i915) exceeds by mere than
600 oy previous Gubernatoria vote, and exceeds by
1000 the vote cast In the last Presidential eectoh
Governor wetmore's vote Q5.l12 lacked Only SUI Of
the vote cast for Governor Bourn in 1851 when mas
hitherto been highest figures any Gubernatorai can
didate has received Therefore 1t can hardly De chaEeu
nnon the Republicans that they suked III their ten's
rho democratic registration was large ana we 'Vte
showed that they nearly an .L ,rort
the Tenth Ward Of the city, me T0 nno
ingmens ward, Davis received more sn" , a5a ~
majority The large registration, the great cht a, Tb
hing all Democratic voters ont, ana the ueiero =" IT,
yo,nao ali contributed to the Democratic Nicto,l
cIuding The two Representatives elected ht NV
70 ,ax tho cyislatrre now stands follows senate
Renmbicans o. Democrats, II; no election D. ush
penubcaus u; Democrats, 80; nocie1uon ~ Nno' a.
rr The ReDubicans or the Democrats nave mnl'iio "
Inc House will depend upon the result IN me .r re
ricts i'm which second elections are 10 Dc Hchi lne ~
elpctions will also decide the rate OF the ne
teuaut-(oysrnor and Secretary OF State. iheS e.,
eIso determine whether the entire system vi
IDENTITIES and other machinery OF the law anu hs
denornens shall be turned over into lenocrho nt
E tho second election in WOonsocket toiay INC nopo
cra,s elected two Representatives. Inc Democrats Sott
out almost absolutely the same Vole as !ee'o'"' W
he RcDubcaus fell of about Forty NoteS :. ,,a.. l.
All that Governor WetmUre Will say ABOUT NJ 40
that is perfectly SAT- shei Win INC ieS"' -" "
he Is concerned personally! 70 On
Tho nrcsent General Assembly is determines " So
dawn with coors hying for reasscnDllng t"u! 1uy
at once kled "A resolution t.uctlng loiht spvti
rommiteo on tile I!luOr law 10 report MI 49,,
The Office of Chief ol Police. They prefer int e
new General Assembly shall take that responsibility
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roNTAINE r. Fox. sR.

LOUISVILLE Ky. April 7 tspeciGi.-FontaneT Fox.
sr died at Dauve last night age eighty four years He
WAS Common weaths Attorney under Governor Aetcafe
in 1890 and afterward State Representative and
state Senator He defeated for Representative In
Congress by Albert Gallatin Talbot In 1855 by six
votes lie was always Whig His son. Fontane L.
Fox IT, is the Prohibition candidate for Governor OF
Kentucky lie also father OF the late Peter tox
tie welknOwn turfman
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THE RAPID TRANSIT COMMISSION.

Rapid Transit Commission met again yesterday in the
Mutual Life Insurance Building, II. Eiery Anderson
preeidiD H. h. Thurber being other
comm present. Julien Davies appeared
Elevated Kairosd Company and lawson ~ Fuller repre-.
side above Fifty. h
81. The Commission listened TO objections raised
against granting Elevated Roads the night 10 extend
their lines along westst far Christopher. Ia
proposed. unless the company would carry the line
Mr. Fuller claimed that to give the elevated roads the pry
those monopoly Of the trsc 1t the downtown
ton Of the island aud relieve the gui OF ac uptown
e maintained that should Jay out para
s nss the West sd - to e property there for
- hat The company hsA acquired the right 70 extend IL res
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HAPPY KANSAS CITY AND wYANDoTrE.

To the Edtfor or THc IrtOHhc
SIR am sorry to see that New-Yorkers are 40
badly of in elevated railroad matters, tor you are
generally well posted. There 10 elevated railroad
in Kansas City, Mo-, running to Wyandotte. Kan,
that much superior TO the NewYork roads as Mr.
for travel last October and rs grand Ii it
was in London Chicago everybody would know all
about it, 1t has long spans none less than fifty feet
light. no noise, cost $40. O06 a mile loss than the
ones here and il ought to run hundred years
without repairs except rais 1t has no rvets, but
pin connection Yours truly j. ID. SouTHER-
Aeu- York, April o, 1887.